Elia Benedettini
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elia Benedettini | ||
| Date of birth | June 22, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Borgo Maggiore, San Marino | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Novara | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | San Marino Calcio | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Cesena | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | U.S Pianese | 46 | (0) |
| 2016– | Novara | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | San Marino U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | San Marino U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | San Marino U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2015– | San Marino | 20 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2019 | |||
Elia Benedettini (born 22 June 1995) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Novara. He is the cousin of San Marino goalkeeper Simone.
Club career
Benedettini began his career at San Marino Calcio in Lega Pro, the third tier of the Italian football system. He was first called up to a matchday squad on 24 September 2012, remaining an unused substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Pavia at the Stadio Olimpico in Serravalle.[1] On 10 February 2013 he was called up again and remained unused in a 2–0 home win over PortoSummaga.[2] His third call-up on 5 May resulted in his only appearance of the season, in a home match against Cremonese. Starting goalkeeper Mattia Migani was sent off in the second minute, so forward Francesco Cassola was substituted for Benedettini, who immediately conceded a penalty kick by Giuseppe Le Noci in an eventual 1–6 defeat.[3]
On 21 July 2013, he joined Cesena for an undisclosed fee.[4]
In July 2014, Benedettini moved to Serie D club Pianese.[5]
In July 2016, he moved to Serie B club Novara on a free transfer.[4] He made his competitive debut for the club on 24 December 2016 in a 4–1 away defeat to Virtus Entella.[6]
International career
He made his senior international debut for San Marino on 27 June 2015, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Slovenia in Ljubljana, a 0–6 defeat.[7]
References
- ^ "San Marino 0-1 Pavia". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "San Marino 2-0 PortoSummaga". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "San Marino 1-6 Cremonese". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Elia Benedettini". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Elia Benedettini, il "guardiano" di San Marino". toscananews.net (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Novara – 24 December 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Sever, Grega (27 March 2015). "Slovenia set new record win against San Marino". UEFA. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
External links
- Elia Benedettini at Soccerbase
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Association football goalkeepers
- Sammarinese footballers
- Sammarinese expatriate footballers
- San Marino international footballers
- San Marino Calcio players
- A.C. Cesena players
- Novara Calcio players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Sammarinese expatriate sportspeople in Italy